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some species with the outermost rectrices lengthened so as to form a deep fork). 
In size these birds are about equal to a Jay. The chief colours are blue and 
green. Dresser recognises' twelve species inhabiting Africa, Europe and South- 
ern Asia, the genus being absent in America and the Australian E-egion and, 
curiously enough, absent in the Great Sunda Islands, excepting Celebes. 
* 97. CORAOIAS TEMMINCKI (Vieill.). 
Celebesian Roller. 
a. Le Rollier Temminck (I) LevailL, Ois. Parad. Rolliers .1806, III, Suppl. p. 46, fig. D. 
b. Galgulus temmincki (1) Vieill., N. Diet. 1819, XXIX, 435; (2) id., Enc. Meth. 1823, 869. 
Coracias temmincki (1) Wagler, Syst. Av. 1827, 215; (2) G-ray, Gen. B. I, 1846, 62; (3) 
id., List Ooraciae Br. Mus. 1848, 33; (4) Bp., Consp. 1850, I, 167; (V) Rchb., 
Hb. Merop. 1851, 51, t. 434, fig. 3187; (6) Gray, P. Z. S. 1858, 189 (X. Guin.); 
(7) id.. Cat. B. New Guin. 1859, 189; (8) Cab. & Hein., Mus. Hein. 1860, H, 118; 
(9) Gray, P. Z. S. 1861, 433; (10) Wall., Ibis 1864, 41; (11) Blyth, ib. 1866, 345, 
346; (12) Einscb, Xeu Guinea 1866, 160; (13) Schl., Mus. P.-B. Coraces 1867, 
138; (XIV) Gld., B. Asia pi. 56 (1869); (15) Gray, HL. 1869, I, 75; (16) Wall., 
Malay Arcliip. 1869, I, 337, 429; (17) Sharpe, Ibis 1871, 184; (18) Wald., Tr. Z. 
S. 1872, VIH, 43; (19) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1875, VII, 655; (20) Brligg., 
Abb. Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 49; (21) Rosenb., Malay. Archip. 1878, 271; (22) Meyer, 
Ibis 1879, 59; (23) Salvad., Orn. Pap. 1880, I, 512; (24) Wall., Island Life 1880, 
433; (25) W. Bias., J. f. 0. 1883, 135; (26) id., Ztschr. ges. Orn. 1885, 242; 1886, 
IH, 88; (27) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 546; (28) Platen, Gefied. Welt 1887, 205; 
(29) Tristr. , Cat. Coll. B. 1889, 98; (30) Heine & Rchw. , Xomencl. Mus. Hein. 
1890, 157; (31) Sharpe, Cat. B. XVII, 1892, 26; (32) Biittik., Zool. Erg. Weber’s 
Reise in Ost-Ind. 1893, 274; (XXXIII) Dresser, Mon. Corac. 1893, 49, pi. XIH; 
(34) Xewton, Diet. B. p. 794 (1894); (35) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresden 1895, 
Nr. 8, p. 7; (36) iid., ih. 1896, Xr. 1, p. 5; (37) iid., ib. 1896, Xr. 2, p. 13; 
(38) Hart., Xov. Zool.’ 1896, 158; (XXXIX) Meyer, Abb. v. Vogelskel. H, 1897, 
pi. CCXIV. 
c. Rollier d’Urville (I) Quoy & Gaim., Voy. Astro!., 1830, Atl. pi. 16. 
d. Coracias papuensis (1) Quoy & Gaim., op. cit. text, 1830, 220; (2) Sclat., Pr. Linn. 
Soc. 1858, 155. 
e. Coracias pileatus (1) Bp., Consp. Vol. Anisod. 1854, 7, Xr. 210 (ex Reinw. MS.); (2) 
Reinw., Reis Ind. Archip. in 1821, 1858, 592. 
f. Eurystomus pileatus (1) Gray, P. Z. S. 1860, 346 (Moluccas). 
“Tokkakak”, (“Tonkaka” — Guillem. 27), Manado District, Mantehage, Lembeh and Banka 
Is., Xat. Coll, in Dr. Mus. 
“Kapala biru” (Blue head), Malay, Minahassa, Meyer 22. 
“Pateh rokos”, Minahassa, Meyer 22. 
“Lungun-geii”, PGorontalo Distr., Rosenb. 21. 
“Patjujung Dapo”, Tjamba Distr., S. Celebes, Platen 26. 
“Djohak”, Tonkean, E. Celebes, Xat. Coll, in Dr. Mus. 
Figures and descriptions. Dresser XXXIII\ Gould XIF; Meyer XXXIX (skeh); 
Levaillant a I\ Reichb. F; Quoy & Gaimard cl] Bruggem. 20] W. Bias. 26] 
Sharpe 31. 
